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Boris Johnson elected as UK Prime Minister after winning Tory leadership race

Johnson won 92,153 votes in the leadership election. His opponent Jeremy Hunt got 46,656 votes. As many as 159,320 members of the Conservative Party voted in the election.

Jul 23, 2019

President's rule in Karnataka? All eyes on Governor as power struggle continues

President's rule has been imposed in Karnataka six times since 1971.

Jul 23, 2019

UP bizman's bodyguard shoots at teenager trying to retrieve lost cricket ball

The businessman has been identified as Chandra Prakash Aggarwal. He owns a manufacturing unit.

Jul 23, 2019

Video shows 18 Indian sailors 'in good health' inside British tanker seized by Iran

The Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, has said that they are working to get the crew released. Consular access to the 18 Indian sailors was sought on July 20.

Jul 23, 2019

Reserving 75% jobs for locals will only hamper economic growth of Andhra Pradesh

Jagan Mohan Reddy government's proposed law to enforce 75 percent private sector job quota for locals may not help job creation as it could affect the ease of doing business.

Jul 23, 2019

Boris Johnson expected to become the next UK Prime Minister

Johnson is the clear favourite to replace departing Prime Minister Theresa May, with several polls putting showing his support at around 70 percent.

Jul 23, 2019

PM Modi has betrayed India's interests: Rahul Gandhi on Trump's Kashmir claim

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has sought a reply from PM Modi on Donald Trump's claim that the Indian PM has asked for his intervention in the Kashmir dispute.

Jul 23, 2019

PM Modi never asked Trump for mediation on Kashmir: Jaishankar in Rajya Sabha

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday stated in the Rajya Sabha that no such request was ever made.

Jul 23, 2019

Karnataka MLA tears up in Assembly over 'defamatory' gay sex video; says it traumatised his children

Limbavali, Karnataka BJP general secretary and Mahadevapura MLA, spoke about the incident after JD(S) MLA KM Shivalingegowda brought it up in the Assembly.

Jul 23, 2019

Are LeT and ISIS working with Pak army to target Indian and US assets in Afghanistan?

Last week, LeT founder Hafiz Saeed was arrested by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on charges of 23 terror-related activities.

Jul 23, 2019

Fake resignation letter of Kumaraswamy doing rounds on social media, CM blames BJP

A video of the fake resignation letter placed on the CM's table during the assembly session went viral on social media.

Jul 23, 2019

Planned hoax or real time traveller? Woman says she conceived alien baby from year 3500

The self-proclaimed time traveller revealed that she has conceived a baby from an alien living in Andromeda Galaxy.

Jul 23, 2019

US lawmaker apologises after Donald Trump offers to mediate on Kashmir issue

Congressman Brad Sherman apologised to India's US envoy for US President Donald Trump's "embarrassing" remarks.

Jul 23, 2019

Karnataka Speaker sets Tuesday evening deadline for floor test

Earlier, Karnataka's ruling JD-S and Congress members beseeched Ramesh Kumar to grant 2 more days for the floor test on the confidence motion their CM Kumaraswamy moved on July 18 to prove majority in the House.

Jul 23, 2019

South Korea fires warning shots as Russian and Chinese aircraft violate airspace

The Ministry of National Defence said that two Chinese military planes also entered Korean airspace on the same day.

Jul 23, 2019